Save the date KIT Royal Tropical Institute Amsterdam The Netherlands General Information Location ICLB 2021 will be held in the KIT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Website All actual information will be available on: WWW.ICLB2020.ORG Timing The congress will start on Sunday 5 September 2020 with registration, symposia, keynote lectures, sponsored symposia, opening ceremony and welcome reception. The congress will end on Wednesday 8 September 2020 at noon. Abstract deadline The deadline for abstract submission is 15 May 2021. Congress language The Congress language will be English. Exhibition & sponsored symposia A targeted group of diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies will be invited to organise a sponsored integrated symposium and or exhibit their products and services. Partners
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KIT Royal Tropical Institute
AmsterdamThe Netherlands
General Information
LocationICLB 2021 will be held in the KIT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
WebsiteAll actual information will be available on: WWW.ICLB2020.ORG
TimingThe congress will start on Sunday 5 September 2020 with registration, symposia, keynote lectures, sponsored symposia, opening ceremony and welcome reception. The congress will end on Wednesday 8 September 2020 at noon.
Abstract deadlineThe deadline for abstract submission is 15 May 2021.
Congress languageThe Congress language will be English.
Exhibition & sponsored symposiaA targeted group of diagnostic and pharmaceutical companies willbe invited to organise a sponsored integrated symposium and or exhibit their products and services.
Partners
Introduction
We are pleased to inform you that the 16th International Conference on Lyme Borreliosis and other tick-borne diseases will be hosted in Amsterdam on September 5-8th 2021.
This conference is one of the biggest scientifi c events of its kind and is organized only every two or three years. We aim to highlight the latest breakthrough developments, and to jointly discuss the research advances made in the fi eld of ticks and tick-borne diseases, with a focus on Lyme borreliosis, tick-borne encephalitis and other emerging tick-borne diseases.
The topics cover clinical studies, diagnostics, epidemiology, pathogenesis, ecology and tick biology, one health and prevention. The conference primarily focuses on researchers and clinicians working in the fi eld of ticks and tick-borne diseases and also participation of (MD/PhD) students from all over the world will be stimulated by travel grants.
Amsterdam is a vibrant city and its historical center with the characteristic canals ranks amongst the most beautiful of the world.
We are looking forward seeing you in Amsterdam.
Conference chairsJoppe W.R. Hovius & Hein Sprong
Organizing committeeJoppe W.R. Hovius, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, conference chairHein Sprong, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands, conference chair
Scientifi c committeePaul Auwaerter, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USAJuan Anguita, Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences, SpainMarieta Braks, Centre for infectious Disease Control, NetherlandsJohn Branda, Massachusetts General Hospital, USALars Eisen, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USAVolker Fingerle, Bayerisches Landesamt für Gesundheit & Lebensmittelsicherheit, GermanyFranc Strle, Ljubljana Medical Center, SlovienaKlemen Strle, Massachusetts General Hospital, USAJean Tsao, Michigan State University, USAMaarten Voordouw, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Canada
Main topicsClinical/EpidemiologyDiagnosticsPathogenesisEcology and tick biologyPrevention
